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Scout out Gods and Heroes' patch 1.0.38.3
The newest Gods and Heroes patch from Heatwave Interactive is a doozy, so hang on to your galeas, folks. Alongside the variety of bug fixes, quest adjustments, and quality-of-life improvements that players expect, patch 1.0.38.3 brings a surprise: a spankin'-new class. Players can now jump into Rome as the wily Scout. These followers of Apollo or Diana use survival skills, stealth, and deadly aim with a bow to wreak havoc upon their opponents before they're ever spotted. Their knowledge of the wilderness also grants them the ability to scavenge up food and drink to keep their party nourished and fighting strong.
Gods & Heroes launches today
It's Tuesday, and that means that somewhere in the wild hinterlands of the internet, an MMORPG is probably gearing up to officially open its doors to the public. Today's starlet is Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, and the long-in-development title from Heatwave Interactive is finally ready for its close-up. Whether you're into Roman mythology, you yearn for traditional class- and quest-based combat, or you're curious about the title's ancestral estate system (that's player housing, if you're wondering), you'll want to partake of our launch-day roundup that recaps our best and most current Gods & Heroes coverage. We've got screenshot galleries, hands-on impressions, dev chats, and videos galore, not to mention info about the game's payment plans and pre-order details. What are you waiting for? Hop past the cut for details.
Gods & Heroes dev chat video details next beta patch, estate system, and more
The newest Gods and Heroes dev chat video is now available for your viewing pleasure. The devs gather 'round a table with beer and pizza -- which is frankly how any dev chat should be done -- and answer their internet audience's questions, which span a great variety of topics. They discuss the upcoming beta patch, which is said to be the biggest patch so far and includes the new quest guide, a full pass on the Mystic class, tweaks on the first 10 levels for each class, and some server-side changes to improve performance. In addition, the team discusses the mechanics of the fast travel system and the quest guide, which functions similarly to many quest-helper mods for other MMOs. An interesting twist, however, is the fact that if you choose to do the quest without asking for the quest guide's help, you receive a bonus. What this bonus will be hasn't been decided yet, but experience and money were both suggestions tossed around. The team also goes into detail about the game's estate system, which allows you to take a razed villa and rebuild it from the ground up, populating it with minions and customizing it to your liking. For the full details on all of this as well as answers to questions such as what the team most regrets not being able to implement at launch, whether the devs play their own games, and whether the game will support addons at launch, visit Ustream to view the recorded chat.
Get your gladiator on with our Gods & Heroes beta key giveaway
If you've been wanting to check out the godlike powers and classes of Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising but haven't made it into the closed beta as yet, we've got a giveaway you're going to love! Heatwave Interactive has sent over 750 more shiny new closed beta keys for those seeking an adventure in historical-themed lands but who didn't manage to snag a key the last time we gave them away. All you need to do to snag your very own closed beta key is to pop by our Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising beta code giveaway page and click the button at the bottom of the page. From there, just follow the step-by-step instructions we've tucked behind the break to get your account started and download the game. After that, it's off for adventure in the MMRoman empire!
Gods & Heroes lead designer and art team hosting live community chat
Normally, pre-release fan communities are overflowing with questions for a game's developers. Whether they're specifics on combat, crafting, or any of the traditional ingredients that make up our favorite genre, queries and concerns abound during the information void that usually accompanies an MMO's beta stages. Gods & Heroes is looking to rectify this situation with a live Q&A event featuring the game's lead developer and members of the art team. Heatwave Interactive is hosting a USTREAM chat today at 6:00 p.m. CST, and the devs will be fielding live questions from the streaming audience as well as those submitted prior to the broadcast. Get in on all the action by visiting the Gods & Heroes USTREAM channel, and don't forget to submit your questions ahead of time via the game's forum, Facebook, and Twitter pages to increase your chances of being heard.
Check out the Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising closed beta with our key giveaway! [Updated]
Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising is approaching the one-year mark since its resurrection. The developers at Heatwave Interactive have been hard at work since then and are ready to show off what they've been up to until now with closed beta. We've got 5,000 closed beta keys for our readers, so you can check out Roman mythology in MMO form firsthand. Simply visit our giveaway page to claim your key. We'll wait. Got it? Great! Now just visit the Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising site and click "Account" to get started. At the end of the process, follow the prompts to enter your beta key code, and don't forget to check your email for your verification code. Then download your game and enjoy the beta! [Update: We're aware that there are apparently issues with the keys. We're contacting Heatwave to investigate the problem. We'll let you guys know when we know something!] [Update 2: The keys should all be working correctly now.]
